GTX 590 reviews

[SKYMTL]

No I'm not suggesting that, however the 590 is a special case.
When a card is released, later driver updates tend usually to improve performance etc. so even better for the consumer, however with the more aggressive OCP of latest band-aid drivers, performance will surely suffer as a result in any app that actually pushes the 590 capability.

However maybe the 'good' review sites are simply waiting for Nvidia to release it's further software based band-aid's (bios update) which probably mean more OCP (downclocking) across more if not all apps.

In most reviews, I still haven't seen any warnings about the potential for this
to blow up, overclocked or not overclocked?
Surely that's some pretty damn important info being withheld?

You're pushing things just a bit too far I think.

I've tested with the newest drivers and have seen absolutely no deviation in gaming performance on either of my GTX 590 cards (one from NVIDIA, one retail). I put my money where my mouth is and ponied up for one of these just to satisfy myself that the numbers I received were accurate. Both have been folding non-stop for the last week without any hiccup.

I have also heard nothing of a BIOS update either as my retail card (bought from Newegg) has the exact same BIOS revision as the reference one from NVIDIA.

The more I look at this, the more I side with Scott from TR: controversy sells. There seem to be a few people with multiple accounts at several sites that are inflaming the situation beyond what it should be. Anyone who tries to interject any form of reason is quickly shouted down. Alongside this is a list of sites and users that somehow had a camera running (and aimed straight at the problem area on the card) when the thing blew. Naturally, no one finds this in the least bit suspicious because...well...controversy sells, right?

From my perspective, I see no reason to issue any warning at all since I have yet to see any widespread issues being reported when using a retail card with the release day drivers.

I said this when the HD 4870X2 was released and I will say it again: people are more likely to voice their opinions when something goes wrong rather than when everything goes according to plan.